school attendance

​Attendance - Information to Parents

Justified absence:

​ If a student is absent for only one day, a written justification (e-mail or note) from a parent to the Head of School will be enough. If the child is sick and visits a doctor, the note can be replaced by the medical certificate. In each instance, the Head of School will inform the parents if the justification was not accepted. If the justification is not accepted, student will be marked as absent.

When a student is sick for more than 3 days, a medical certificate is then required.

A student is also excused with justified absence if the Head of School is presented with valid documentation (examples: in case of emergency family travel abroad, musical examinations falling on school days, students representing the nation in activities abroad, bereavement, etc...).

Unjustified absence:

​A student is considered as a habitual absentee if he/she is absent for 3 or more days without any justification. In the interest of the student, the Head of School may not accept the justification by the parent and asks for a formal medical certificate when a child is sick.

When a student has been absent for 9 days (cumulative) without any justification, the Education Psycho-Social Services Personnel will intervene to address the problem at an early stage.

​Child Benefit Supplement:

MEDE and MFSS agreed on the proposed way forward:

MEDE will pass on data of school attendance for the students in the child benefit scheme to MFSS at each end of the scholastic year.

Justified absence will be considered as part of the 95% attendance. Only unjustified attendance will be noted as absent.